cygwin, compiling ncmpcpp: error: ‘postfix_increment_proxy’ is not a class template

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i'm trying to compile ncmpcpp on cygwin. i got it to configure after wrestling with dependencies, but when i try to make this error pops up:

In file included from utility/comparators.h:26:0,
                 from utility/comparators.cpp:22:
./mpdpp.h: In constructor ‘MPD::Directory::Directory(const mpd_directory*)’:
./mpdpp.h:134:62: error: ‘mpd_directory_get_last_modified’ was not declared in this scope
   m_last_modified = mpd_directory_get_last_modified(directory);
                                                              ^
In file included from ./menu.h:26:0,
                 from ./format.h:26,
                 from ./settings.h:32,
                 from utility/comparators.h:27,
                 from utility/comparators.cpp:22:
/usr/include/boost/range/detail/any_iterator.hpp: At global scope:
/usr/include/boost/range/detail/any_iterator.hpp:131:15: error: ‘postfix_increment_proxy’ is not a class template
         class postfix_increment_proxy<
               ^
/usr/include/boost/range/detail/any_iterator.hpp:176:15: error: ‘writable_postfix_increment_proxy’ is not a class template
         class writable_postfix_increment_proxy<
               ^
Makefile:603: recipe for target 'comparators.o' failed
make[2]: *** [comparators.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/aritsune/ncmpcpp/src'
Makefile:455: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/aritsune/ncmpcpp'
Makefile:365: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

i'm new to compiling from source and this error seems pretty unique. what could be causing it?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

It looks like you don't have all the prerequisites required. Always address the errors in the order they occur. The first error occurs in mpdpp.h, on line 134, mpd_directory_get_last_modified. If I Google mpd_directory_get_last_modified the first result is a link to documentation for libmpdclient. Make sure you have this library and your compiler can find it.

As for the Boost error, if you are using version 1.57, it sounds like this bug:

https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10754

which is discussed in this thread:

Can't compile boost/any_iterator.hpp in boost 1.57

cygwin, compiling ncmpcpp: error: ‘postfix_increment_proxy’ is not a class template

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